Recent content by jkath29

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    Onboard options vs. Expansion cards

    Use the onboard sound. The sound is my favorite part of my A7N8X DLX, it's great. One thing to keep in mind when comparing nForce2 sound is the difference between MCP2 and MCP2-T. While the MCP2 isn't quite that great, the Soundstorm technology used on the MCP2-T will make it perform about...
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    cheap AMD mobo with LAN and sound

    My friend is building a new computer, and he's trying to go fairly cheap. He's trying to find a sub-$80 motherboard with onboard LAN and sound, and I'm just not seeing anything great in the VIA chipsets. Does anyone have a board that they'd like to recommend, or would you suggest a different...
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    problems getting computer to post

    I recently bought a new case for my computer, and I moved all my old stuff over into it. Unfortunately, I cannot get it to post at all, even in the old case. Here's the weird part: Even when I have it stripped down to just the power supply, proc, and mobo, everything starts up automatically...